Brian Bolton

Confirmatory factor analysis of the interpersonal support evaluation list

Summary and ConclusionsCohen and Syme (1985) suggested that the most methodologically sound way of assessing the stress-buffering properties of different functional support dimensions is through the introduction of experimental manipulations designed to elicit needs for specific support resources, and we agree. Of course, such tests are feasible only to the extent that it is possible to separate the support dimensions empirically. The results reported here indicate that despite considerable covariation among the latent variables corresponding to the four ISEL subscales, covariation that most likely represents the influence of a general second-order support factor, there is also evidence that the four subscales provide sufficient unique information to warrant their retention in the ISEL.From a practical standpoint, this means that researchers using the college version of the ISEL should follow Cohen and Hobermans (1983) precedent of analyzing both individual subscale scoresand the total support score. In the meantime, improvements in the distributional properties of the individual ISEL items, perhaps through the four-point item response format adopted recently by Cohen and his colleagues, should lead to more refined measurement of the functional support dimensions represented in the ISEL subscales and, subsequently, to more sensitive analyses of the stress-buffering mechanisms associated with different support resources.

Measured Acculturation and MMPI-168 Performance of Native American Adults

To test the hypothesis that acculturation influences MMPI performance of Native Americans, a 32-item instrument was developed to measure five components of acculturation. The MMPI-168 and the acculturation instrument were administered to 69 Rosebud Sioux. Significant elevations occurred on F and Scales 4, 6, 8, and 9. Intercorrelations among the acculturation subscales suggested a common dimension underlying social, language, and blood quantum, with values and education/occupation being relatively independent. The social, values, and language subscales were significantly related to validity scales L and F. A preponderance of significant correlations were obtained between values, language, and education/ occupation, and MMPI-168 clinical Scales 2, 4, 7, 8, and 0. These results suggest that caution be used in interpreting the MMPI profiles of Native Americans.

Discriminant analysis of Holland's occupational types using the sixteen personality factor questionnaire

Abstract Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) profiles for 69 occupational groups were analyzed according to Hollands six occupational types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Three discriminant functions, labeled Independence, Extraversion, and Anxiety, enabled correct classification of 75% of the groups to Hollands types. Personality profiles for the six occupational types based on standard 16 PF scale descriptions were highly consistent with Hollands characterizations of the types. A two-dimensional graphic plot of the group centroids corresponded exactly to Hollands hypothesized ordering of occupational types.

Psychological Characteristics of Pentecostals: A Literature Review and Psychodynamic Synthesis

This article extends previous literature reviews on Pentecostalism by inclusion of studies from 1976–1985 as well as earlier studies. Psychometric and nonpsychometric investigations are considered separately. These data are then synthesized as one approach to an integration of findings that reflect a variety of nonconsensual theoretical premises. Consistently replicated psychological constructs are described, and therapeutic effects of Pentecostal psychodynamics is proposed which includes repression, regresson, and emotional release mechanisms.

Ratings of Instruction, Examination Performance, and Subsequent Enrollment in Psychology Courses.

The ratings-performance relation is replicated, and certain factors in rating scales show some relation to taking further work in psychology.

An Evaluation of Three Bender-Gestalt Scoring Systems as Indicators of Psychopathology

Quantified Bender-Gestalt protocols of 120 clients using the Hutt, Pascal-Suttell, and Pauker scoring systems. Scores were correlated with two criteria of psychopathology, diagnosis of psychiatric disability and self-reported anxiety, and age and IQ. The results suggest that: (a) Ratings of B-G protocols are highly reliable; (b) B-G scores are not predictive of global psychopathology; and (c) B-G scores are correlated moderately with age and IQ. This evidence does not support the validity of B-G scoring systems as indicators of psychopathology.

INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RORSCHACH AND MMPI SCORES FOR FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS

26 Klopfer scores and 6 Rorschach ratio scores were correlated with 12 MMPI standard scores for 95 female college students. Few statistically significant relationships between the Rorschach and MMPI were obtained. It was concluded that the Rorschach and the MMPI measure different variables in a normal population of female college students.

Differential Ability Structure in Deaf and Hearing Children

The Hiskey-Nebraska Test of Learning Ability (H-NTLA) is the only individually administered intelligence test designed for use with deaf subjects that has been standardized separately on deaf and hearing samples (Hiskey, 1966). In addition to its popularity among psychological examiners of the deaf (Levine, 1974), the H-NTLA has been favorably evaluated when used with mentally retarded and bilingual children (Lewis, 1969; Shutt & Hannon, 1974). Thus, it is surprising that no factor analytic studies of the H-NTLA have been reported. In contrast to the numerous comparative investigations of the cognitive functioning of deaf and hearing subjects (for reviews see Furth, 1964, 1966, 1971; Vernon, 1968), only three studies have directly addressed the issue of differential ability structure. Farrant (1964) administered a comprehensive battery of ability tests to 120 hearing-impaired children and 120 normal-hearing children. Parallel factor analyses suggested that the intellectual abilities of the hearing-impaired children were &dquo;less integrated&dquo; and &dquo;distorted&dquo; relative to those of the normal-hearing children (p. 324). Holmberg (1966) analyzed a battery of tests from selected categories of Guilford’s structure of intellect model for 154 deaf adolescents and found that the factor structure was unlike that of hearing adolescents. The most sophisticated of the reported investigations was conducted in Finland by Juurmaa (1963). Extensive comparisons of the separate factor analyses of a carefully selected battery of tests for 94 hearingimpaired adolescents and 100 hearing subjects matched for age produced the general conclusion that &dquo;the ability structure of the deaf is less differentiated than that of the hearing (p. 103).&dquo;

The Validity of the CJVS Scale of Employability for Older Clients in a Vocational Adjustment Workshop.

THE Chicago Jewish Vocational Service (CJVS) Scale of Employability was developed and refined during the years 1957-63 with support from the Social and Rehabilitation Service.1 The Scale is used to assess the potential employability of disabled persons. Three scales comprise the Scale of Employability: the Psychology, Counseling, and Workshop Scales. No effort has been made to combine the three into a single score. The original Workshop Scale contains 48 items pertaining to client behavior in a vocational adjustment workshop. Each item requires a rating on a four-point scale to be made by a counselor-foreman. The scales and the results of the 5-year study were published as CJVS Monograph No. 4 (Gellman, Stern, and Soloff,1963) . The vocational adjustment workshop is a technique for rehabilitating handicapped persons for competitive employment. The atmosphere is usually similar to that of a small factory: a variety of assembly work is subcontracted and clients are paid wages for their production. The workshop &dquo;foremen&dquo; are trained to function in a

A comparison of six MMPI short forms: code type correspondence and indices of psychopathology.

Compared six MMPI short forms for their ability to identify code-types and indices of psychopathology obtained from the full length MMPI for samples of renal dialysis patients (N = 53) and paranoid schizophrenics (N = 58). Results suggest that the accuracy of the short forms fluctuates for different patient populations and diagnostic criteria. The longer abbreviated forms are generally more accurate, especially the MMPI-168 and the FAM.